10:39 PM,
Nov. 3, 2013

A 2011 study of the 102-acre GM stamping plant site recommended a mixed-use neighborhood plan. More recently, four proposals to redevelop the site have been under review by the trust that owns the property.

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Shuttered plants and industrial sites across Indianapolis once employed thousands of Hoosiers. These days, the sites' decaying remains drag down neighborhoods and represent one of the city's thorniest economic development challenges.

City leaders this week will begin an intensive yearlong drive to revamp the city's redevelopment approach for such sites.

Looking initially at three industrial areas on the Eastside and Near Westside, the group, which includes Mayor Greg Ballard, will get advice on land-use challenges from experts provided by the Urban Land Institute and from teams ...